Re: Stus-List freeze proofing

2016-12-16 Thread RANDY via CnC-List
Here in Denver we get 50-degree temperature swings in a day. Thursday high: 64 (and sunny and calm) in mid-afternoon. Friday low: 14 (and snowing and blowing) after dark. Saturday forecast: high of 7 at noon, low of -9 by midnight. That's a 73-degree swing in two days. Incidentally I recently

Re: Stus-List freeze proofing

2016-12-16 Thread Rick Brass via CnC-List
Winter in eastern NC is really strange this year. Last night was 18F. Today was 33F. Tomorrow is 60. Sunday is 78. And by mid-week next week it is supposed to be in the 40s. I suppose both sides on the issue of climate change will find evidence in there somewhere. I just wish it would

Re: Stus-List Cleat covers

2016-12-16 Thread jim aridas via CnC-List
Been using those for a few yrs. Jim Galaxy 34 Brielle nj Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: Charlie Nelson via CnC-List Date: 12/16/16 11:43 AM (GMT-05:00) To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Cc: cenel...@aol.com Subject: Re:

Re: Stus-List Cleat covers

2016-12-16 Thread Lee Youngblood via CnC-List
You’ve done it again Dennis, Now you are going to have another thousand emails hashing out the suddle angle differences, line wear patterns, and attachment methods. Might need a political/ technical committee, and Cad drawings for Christmas list projects. There will be reports of competitive

Re: Stus-List Cleat covers

2016-12-16 Thread Dennis C. via CnC-List
This sounds like a really good DIY project. Not much on the Web other than the couple of products posted (I like the apsltd cleat cover best). So here's one idea. The goal is to make something that lifts a line over the cleat keeping it from going under the horn(s). So a vertical sided thingie

Re: Stus-List Cleat covers

2016-12-16 Thread Paul E via CnC-List
These look like the armpit pads for crutches. You can get them for cheap on Amazon in all types and sizes. https://www.amazon.com/s/?ie=UTF8=pad+for+crutches=googhydr-20=aps=74799218443=1t1=g=4792383117181230537===b=c===9011582=kwd-613839835=pd_sl_1zor4oukfo_b

Re: Stus-List freeze proofing

2016-12-16 Thread Frederick G Street via CnC-List
-24F is only… oh, wait… -31C. Okay, so maybe not better for the Canadians. Maybe the cold will be gone by the time you visit. Or maybe not. Bring warm clothes. — Fred Fred Street -- Minneapolis S/V Oceanis (1979 C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > On Dec 16, 2016, at 2:00

Re: Stus-List freeze proofing

2016-12-16 Thread Ronald B. Frerker via CnC-List
24 below!!!I'm not so sure I want to visit my wife's folks in MPLS afterall this winter.Do you have to heat your words up on a frying pan to hear each other talk???Can't get the docklines out of the cockpit now; they're frozen.RonWild Cheri CYC 30-1In STL at a nice 32 with 15 above for sunday's

Re: Stus-List freeze proofing

2016-12-16 Thread Della Barba, Joe via CnC-List
We got down to 25 degrees with a ton of wind. Cabin heat is set on about 50 degrees on the 500 watt setting and the lowest cabin temp I saw was 38. I can click here and see my cabin temps from work or my phone: http://aprs.fi/info/a/N3HGB-5 One of these days I am going to get shore power

Re: Stus-List freeze proofing

2016-12-16 Thread Frederick G Street via CnC-List
Mine consists of winterizing the boat, then laying in LOTS of rum for the winter… :^) Nice storm coming today/tonight; snow starts before rush hour, with several inches forecast overnight; then temps drop to a low on Saturday of -24F, with winds gusting over 20… Sunday the temps get back up

Re: Stus-List freeze proofing

2016-12-16 Thread Jim Watts via CnC-List
My winterizing consists of plugging in the "flying saucer" heater, the Caframo Stor-Dry. No problems in decades of doing that. Jim Watts Paradigm Shift C 35 Mk III Victoria, BC On 14 December 2016 at 14:26, Nate Flesness via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I usually just pull the

Re: Stus-List Cleat covers

2016-12-16 Thread Charlie Nelson via CnC-List
Get the adjustable ones fro APSLTD--held under cleat with bungee cords and easy on and off-~ $35/pair. Charlie Nelson Water Phantom C 36 XL/kcb cenel...@aol.com -Original Message- From: Rick Brass via CnC-List To: cnc-list Cc: Rick

Stus-List sheets snagging

2016-12-16 Thread Hoyt, Mike via CnC-List
Steve We put a short length of line under the lip around our head hatch to prevent our lines from snagging. This trick was passed to us from friends with a C 99. It works (more or less). If you are not using the foredeck hatch wile sailing it may work there as well Mike Persistence

Re: Stus-List Cleat covers

2016-12-16 Thread Steve Thomas via CnC-List
I even get sheets caught on the forward hatch sometimes. Maybe add a sexy looking fairing? Steve Thomas C MKIII Port Stanley, ON Nauset Beach via CnC-List wrote: APS has some that might work: http://www.apsltd.com/cleat-chocks-pair.html Or maybe with

Re: Stus-List Cleat covers

2016-12-16 Thread Nauset Beach via CnC-List
APS has some that might work: http://www.apsltd.com/cleat-chocks-pair.html Or maybe with the strong dollar they are less $ if sourced from the UK: http://www.yachtingsolutions.co.uk/cleat-boot-cleat-cover-2-pack.ir?cName=bo at-classes-squib-accessories Brian From: